LUDHIANA: An afternoon after videos of 2 industrialist brothers emptying an ash-like powder into the Doraha (First Patiala Feeder) canal went viral, a group of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) visited their cycle parts manufacturing unit in Focal Point on Monday and found that “no commercial waste of black color soot” used to be generated via their unit.
The PPCB’s observation came on an afternoon Doraha police took observe of a grievance filed via the state irrigation division against the duo and lodged a daily diary file (DDR) on it.
PPCB chairperson Ok S Pannu confirmed that a two-member group visited the premises of Ganpati Impex, the cycle parts manufacturing unit owned via brothers Rajeev and Sanjeev Jain, and so they didn’t in finding any commercial waste there. He stated no byproduct of products manufactured within the manufacturing unit had been black and powdered. “We didn’t in finding any chemical or poisonous waste being generated on the unit,” he stated.
Pannu stated this meant the PPCB would not be capable of take any motion against the duo. “Now, it's for the police and irrigation division to probe the topic,” he stated.
In the meanwhile, a DDR used to be registered at Doraha police station on a grievance via the irrigation division underneath the Section 70 (5) of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act. The SHO of Doraha police station, inspector Manjit Singh, stated the PPCB could summon the two individuals for an explanation or a civil go well with could be filed in court against them.
The SHO added that the police could not convert the DDR into an FIR because the phase entailed a most punishment of 3 months in prison. Ludhiana deputy commissioner Pardeep Aggarwal stated the irrigation division, PPCB and police will publish a last report back to him at the issue.
Even because the PPCB sought to go simple at the duo, former councillor and environmental activist Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal stated he and his aides had sought motion as in step with legislation against the individuals who threw waste into the canal and polluted it. “We is not going to allow people to convert these canals into any other Buddah Nullah,” he stated.
Two vides of the Jain brothers throwing a black-coloured, ash-like substance had long past viral on social media on Sunday. While the primary, 1-minutes and 14-second video showed them dumping the black powder, the second one captured the registration of the Honda Amaze automotive by which they had reached the spot. In the video, the two brothers could be noticed asking the unknown recorder of the video to mind his own industry.
Later, in a written apology to the PPCB, the brothers had claimed that they had been throwing the ash of a ritualistic fire meant for a hawan at their home on Saturday. They stated they had thrown the black powder at the advice of a clergyman and didn't realize it would motive such air pollution within the water.
The PPCB’s observation came on an afternoon Doraha police took observe of a grievance filed via the state irrigation division against the duo and lodged a daily diary file (DDR) on it.
PPCB chairperson Ok S Pannu confirmed that a two-member group visited the premises of Ganpati Impex, the cycle parts manufacturing unit owned via brothers Rajeev and Sanjeev Jain, and so they didn’t in finding any commercial waste there. He stated no byproduct of products manufactured within the manufacturing unit had been black and powdered. “We didn’t in finding any chemical or poisonous waste being generated on the unit,” he stated.
Pannu stated this meant the PPCB would not be capable of take any motion against the duo. “Now, it's for the police and irrigation division to probe the topic,” he stated.
In the meanwhile, a DDR used to be registered at Doraha police station on a grievance via the irrigation division underneath the Section 70 (5) of the Northern India Canal and Drainage Act. The SHO of Doraha police station, inspector Manjit Singh, stated the PPCB could summon the two individuals for an explanation or a civil go well with could be filed in court against them.
The SHO added that the police could not convert the DDR into an FIR because the phase entailed a most punishment of 3 months in prison. Ludhiana deputy commissioner Pardeep Aggarwal stated the irrigation division, PPCB and police will publish a last report back to him at the issue.
Even because the PPCB sought to go simple at the duo, former councillor and environmental activist Tanvir Singh Dhaliwal stated he and his aides had sought motion as in step with legislation against the individuals who threw waste into the canal and polluted it. “We is not going to allow people to convert these canals into any other Buddah Nullah,” he stated.
Two vides of the Jain brothers throwing a black-coloured, ash-like substance had long past viral on social media on Sunday. While the primary, 1-minutes and 14-second video showed them dumping the black powder, the second one captured the registration of the Honda Amaze automotive by which they had reached the spot. In the video, the two brothers could be noticed asking the unknown recorder of the video to mind his own industry.
Later, in a written apology to the PPCB, the brothers had claimed that they had been throwing the ash of a ritualistic fire meant for a hawan at their home on Saturday. They stated they had thrown the black powder at the advice of a clergyman and didn't realize it would motive such air pollution within the water.
No black, power-like waste in duo’s factory: PPCB
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